The Testimony
Friday (April 19th, 2013) night I realized I didn't have my wedding ring on. I thought that I must have not put it on that morning, as I take it off when I go to bed… I didn't let it worry me too much as I was at Bible study enjoying the lesson. So when I got home, I went into the bathroom to look on the counter for my ring and it wasn't there. I suddenly felt sick and start to cry as I realized then I had taken my wedding ring off in the car during the day to put hand cream on and I forgot to put it back on, so it was laying in my skirt and when I got out, it must have fell onto the ground (into loose gravel).
Of course I was upset for my stupidly and not taking care of something that meant a lot to me. Then the Lord reminded me of the story in the Bible about the women who lost her coin out of her crown and how she searched diligently for it until she found it. (I had just read that scripture the day before). So I said in my heart, “If He could help her find her coin then He is faithful enough to help me find my ring.”
I then went to (my husband) and told him what had happened, and asked him to join me in prayer, and ask the Lord to show me where it was and place it back in the car where I would be able to find it. I went and looked in the car and nothing. I knelt down and asked the Lord to please place the ring back in the car, and I also started to repent for my failures during the day and ask for forgiveness and for the ring to be in the car on the mat.
I got up went and look again nothing. At this point now was so discouraged and upset emotionally, yet in my heart I knew this was the Lord testing my faith to see what I would do. I continued to search through the whole car again and again and nothing. I went into the house and sat down at the desk where I read my Bible. I closed my Bible and asked the Lord to please, please, help me find my wedding ring. Then I prayed and asked the Lord to speak to me through a verse in His Word in the Bible. I had in front of me that whatever I opened it up to, that would be answer to where my ring would be.
I finished praying and opened my Bible up. It opened to Luke 8 and my eyes fell upon the story of the women that had the blood issue. I thought that was weird because I couldn't see anything that had any significance to my lost ring, but something just told me to continue to read it. So I did and I got to the part where Jesus said, “And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.” I still was confused but I know the Lord is not the author of confusion, so I asked the Lord to help my understanding and open my eyes to what He was trying to show me, as I had asked that the Scripture would open to the place where my ring was. So I read that verse again a few more times, but still I wasn't understanding why that verse and story. Then it donged on me, “I was up at a doctor in Oro Valley Friday, and she is a chiropractor/ health doctor that helps people that are having trouble with their blood plus other things.” So I just thanked the Lord but still didn't understand it.
Again something told me go to the car and look again. I didn't want to as I had looked several times and found nothing, but I listened to that still small voice and I went in full believing it was going to be there on the mat. So I looked and it wasn't there. I just continued to search and was getting discouraged again. I turned on the flashlight because the diamond would glimmer in the light, but nothing.
As I was about to stop looking, my eyes fell upon the doctor's card that was given to me. It had fallen between my seat and console of the car. My thought was, “This is just so weird. I don't understand this.” So I walked back into the house feeling so defeat and emotionally drained. I told the Lord I was going to just go to bed, and that it was all in His hands, still my missing ring was so heavy on my mind as I lay in bed. I asked the Lord to please give me something or just place it to where I usually have it. (Yet all this whole time He was showing me right where my ring was, and I still couldn't see it. The Scripture and card where answers to where my ring was: at the doctor’s office.)
I woke up at 6 on Saturday morning told (my husband) I was just going to go to the doctor’s office and retrace my steps. Before I left, I sent the church the prayer request. A sister called me to chat, and I asked her to pray that the Lord will guide me to find my ring. I sent a few texts out to a few family members and a friend, asking to pray for me.
Then I set out on my journey to find my ring. I first went to the office and looked, but nothing. I was a little discouraged, but I still had faith I was going to find it. I then headed up to Oro Valley which is about 50 minutes from our house, just praying and asking God for strength to find it, and to forgive my doubting fear that kept coming and bothering my mind. I started to confess, “I will find it at the doctor’s office, right where I stepped out. It will be there and I believe it!”
I was about 5 minutes away, and the devil came to me telling me, “You will never find it, just turn around. It wont be there and you will have to just replace it when you get some extra money.” I said, “NO, it will be there because I believe it.” Of course the mind battle started, and just at that time (my husband) called and asked if I had found it. I said, “No just pulling up at the doctor’s office.” Which his call broke the battle that was starting to rage in my mind. God is always on time no matter what is happening.
So I pulled up and got out of the car, full faith and the Lord leading my steps. I walked straight to where it was laying in the loose gravel, with just the diamond sticking out, glimmering in the sun, and picked it right up, not realizing what I had done until a second later.
All I can say is the naked eye would have never seen it laying there, but God opened my eyes and walked me straight to the place it was laying, right where I got out yesterday. You could tell there were a lot of cars that drove over it, but that diamond was sticking straight up, just shining so bright in the sun.
Well I just had a jubilee for a few minutes, thanking the Lord for finding it and opening my eyes to see it. I can’t give God enough praise for what He did. As I placed my wedding ring on my finger, it reminded me of how we were lost, his diamonds in his crown, but He found us and cleaned us up, placed us where we are each supposed to be and now has filled us. I look and will continually be reminded of what God did for me today and 8 years ago when he filled me with the Holy Ghost as I wear my ring proudly and fully believe and know that he will give (my husband) and I the other desires of our heart that we have been asking him for.
He is faithful, and always on time even when it feels like there is no hope or chance that's when he comes on the scene and changes the situation.
GOD IS SOOOO GOOD AND I AM SO PROUD TO BE CALLED ONE OF HIS DAUGHTERS!
Sister Angela,
Tucson, Arizona